She holds a degree in Dentistry from the School of Dentistry of Lins. She has specializations in Pediatric Dentistry, Public Health, Health Education for SUS Preceptors, and Educational Processes in Health, with an emphasis on meaningful learning.

She worked as a dentist for the Municipality of Indaiatuba, where she coordinated the municipality’s Dental Prevention Program (Programa Boquinha Encantada) and worked in the Home Care Service (SAD – Programa Melhor em Casa). She worked for the municipality for 31 years, from 1993 to 2024.

She is a faculty member of the Medicine program at Max Planck University Center (UniMAX – Indaiatuba) and also coordinates the Integrated Primary Health Care Unit (teaching-service UBS), a partnership between UniMAX and the Municipality of Indaiatuba.

At CISM, she works as a research project manager and facilitates collaboration between the Research Center, UniMAX, and the public health network.